Jonathan Marino

Private Equity in the Crosshairs: The Unthinkable Happens to the Delectable--CORRECTED

That's some pig! And, some price tag! Private equity firms including Sun Capital Partners are facing headwinds if their investments vulnerable to spikes in the price of pork see big commodity price increases, sources predict.

peHUB First Read

Friday's first read includes Mitt's big challenge, a CalPERS deal called into question, and when PE needs PR.

How Low Can Europe Go? PE Wants to Know & is Willing to Wait

European M&A activity is about to hit a decade-long low for the third quarter, according to Thomson Reuters data. So, which private equity shops are still striking deals--or raising funds--in the drowsy deal environment?

peHUB Top 10

What's the latest at peHUB? On a somber week--in the wake of Veritas Capital founder Robert McKeon's suicide--guest bloggers had some very popular posts and Connie Loizos read tea leaves into the future of VC.

peHUB First Read

Leading it off to close out the week, peHUB checks out Google's big trouble in China, the forces conspiring against Uber, and what Mitt must do.

Goldman Waits on Regs to Make Next Move with $20B ’07 Fund Nearly Deployed

Goldman Sachs' 2007 fund is almost fully deployed, but the investment bank is waiting on regulation before it makes its next move. Richard Friedman, global head of merchant banking, had some returns figures to discuss this morning, as well.

Tungle Packs it In

Tungle, the social calendar tool that was acquired by Research in Motion, is shutting down its standalone service, the company announced on its blog. According to the post, the company’s team is “creating the native Calendar app for the next generation platform, BlackBerry 10.”

Luxury Retreats Pins Down New Board Members, New VC Bucks

Luxury Retreats, the Canadian luxury villa rental company, has raised $5 million from iNovia Capital, a VC specializing in emerging tech deals. Chris Arsenault, of iNovia Capital, will join Luxury Retreats' Board of Directors as part of the round. The company also has offices in Barbados, St. Martin and Buenos Aires.

Charlie O’Donnell’s Brooklyn Fund Nets First Close

New York City native Charlie O'Donnell is under the Brooklyn Bridge and dreaming--and LPs are buying in on his inaugural seed fund.

Bregal Sagemount Builds Out with Goldman Pros

It isn’t just the CFO of Goldman Sachs that’s on his way out. PE pros are jumping ship to join one Goldman LBO veteran’s new venture.